No 12729, Friday 13 Sep 2019, Gridman

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ACROSS
1   By accident, tramp finds temporary accommodation (5,3) CRASH PAD {CRASH}{PAD}
6   Breezed through publicity about church (4) ACED {A{CE}D}
9   Mind endlessly to delve over colour (6) INDIGO {mINd}{DIG}{O}
10 Castle puts together French water with Indian dish (7) CHATEAU {CHAT}{EAU}
13 Quiet operation to defeat workers (4,5) SHOP FLOOR {SH}{OP}{FLOOR}
14 Interrogate cook (5) GRILL [DD]
15 Exceptional artist's on (4) RARE {RA}{RE}
16 Enthralled female travelled a distance (10) FASCINATED {F}{A+DISTANCE}*
19 Anon exists thus (10) NAMELESSLY [CD]
21 Preserve society head's key (4) SALT {So...y}{ALT}
24 Join by just taking a bit of glue (5) MERGE {MER{Glue}E}
25 Distressed diner's into bad performance (9) RENDITION {DINER*}{INTO*}
26 Fancy ring given to gran heartily (7) CHIMERA {CHIME}{gRAn}
27 Therefore congregant withdrew party (6) SOCIAL {SO}{LAIC<=}
28 Cover old Venetian resort (4) LIDO {LID}{O}
29 The man is taking mafia leader to a bit of mad pursuit of pleasure (8) HEDONIST {HE}{DON}{IS}{Mad}

DOWN
2   Prominent person's pronounced bitterness (7) RANCOUR (~ranker)
3   Disdainful section extremely tentative (6) SNIFFY {Se...oN}{IFFY}
4   Support also different small offers (9) PROPOSALS {PROP}{ALSO*}{S}
5   Design scheme of French company's right (5) DECOR {DE}{CO}{R}
7   Revolutionary to return and keep six sheep (7) CHEVIOT {CHE}{VI}{TO<=}

8   Activity of foursome – seeing, seeing! (6-6) DOUBLE-DATING DATING twice
11 Pain anew with 'Dennis the Menace' friend (6) ANGINA {A}{N}{GINA}
12 Huge moral actions pulled off (12) ASTRONOMICAL*
17 Complaint about crude noise is settled (9) COLONISED {COL{NOISE*}D}
18 Overcharge for wool (6) FLEECE [DD]
20 United male made it without a trace of vanity (7) MARRIED {M}{ARRIvED}
22 A new mail's about wild bunch in zoo (7) ANIMALS {A}{N}{MAILS*}
23 Container, container, container (3,3) TIN CAN {TIN}{CAN}
25 Come to the limit of tether, everyone (5) REACH {t...eR}{EACH}

Reference List
Publicity = AD, Church = CE, Over = O, Quiet = SH, Artist = RA, On = RE, Female = F, Key = ALT, Old = O, Small = S, Of in French = DE, Company = CO, Right = R, Male = M

GRID

No 12728, Thursday 12 Sep 2019, Gridman

ACROSS
1   Father's straight test to first cattle farmer (11) PASTORALIST {PA}{ST}{ORAL}{1ST}
9   Sense some of the small amount is lost (7) INKLING Anno pending (Addendum - sprINKLING - See comments)
10 Writer and worker holding diamond ornament (7) PENDANT {PEN}{D}{ANT}
11 Central tray has the thing – a dish from India (5) RAITA {tRAy}{IT}{A}
12 Check learner dropping copy (9) IMITATION lIMITATION
13 Large mammal's joint by river (5) HIPPO {HIP}{PO}
15 The man's tales merge into accounts of the past (9) HISTORIES {HI(S)TORIES}
18 Compel boss to get fastener (5,4) PRESS STUD {PRESS}{STUD}
21 Delete article in Gaelic (5) ERASE {ER{A}SE}
22 Knock down hospital in open fight (9) OVERTHROW {OVERT}{H}{ROW}
24 Investigators with journalist are in place (5) SITED {SIT}{ED}
26 One Goth moving and moving constantly (2,3,2) ON THE GO*
27 Pig and mare portrayed in a pithy statement (7) EPIGRAM*
28 Lighters of mine? (6,5) SAFETY LAMPS [CD]

DOWN
1   Irish prop provided for church post (9) PRIORSHIP*
2   Sanely all kids took it initially as woman manifestation (5) SAKTI Acrostic
3   Egg-bearing Di dropped out of avoirdupois programme (9) OVIPAROUS AVOIRdUPOiS*
4   A faulty gun – his – causes woe (7) ANGUISH {A}{GUN+HIS}*
5   Suggests one member utters falsehood (7) IMPLIES {1}{MP}{LIES}
6   Some squat on gangway for vehicle (5) TONGA [T]
7   Church leaves one central vicary (8) BASILICA {BASIL}{1}{viCAry}
8   Surprise greatly by heads-up (4) STUN <=
14 Dispatched beforehand some select gifts (8) PRESENTS {PRE SENT}{Se...t}
16 People outside city have extra parts exchanged (9) OVERSPILL {SPILL}<=>{OVER}
17 PET massed around old relatives (9) STEPDAMES*
19 Disgust of gentleman over run-out (4-3) TURN-OFF {T{RUN*}OFF}
20 Wide stretches on eastern street are maximally damp (7) DEWIEST {WIDE*}{E}{ST}
22 Bob and Joe lose their heads as it is played (4) OBOE {bOB}{jOE}
23 Hardy girl clasps tip of rugged lock (5) TRESS {T{Ru...d}ESS}
25 Monotonous sound that runs me down by half (5) THRUM {THat}{RUns}{Me}

Reference List
Diamond = D, Learner = L, Article = A, Hospital = H, Journalist = ED, Member = MP, Eastern = E, Street = ST

GRID

No 12727, Wednesday 11 Sep 2019, Gridman

ACROSS
1   I too roar vehemently for musical work (8) ORATORIO*
5   Scratches daughter discarded are aplenty (6) OODLES dOODLES
9   Bond provided female agent (7) BAILIFF {BAIL}{IF}{F}
10 Diva upset with almost bitter counsellor (7) ADVISOR {DIVA}*{SORe}
11 Giant's bad sign of acts of searches (9) TROLLINGS {TROLL}{SIGN*}
12 Amma's first hint of things to come: home (5) ABODE {Amma}{BODE}
13 Indian film director's beams (4) RAYS [DD]
14 Military-style decoration Oriental man and I stripped (9) EPAULETTE {E}{PAUL}{lETTEr}

17 Manage a fight with small cars (9) RUNABOUTS {RUN}{A}{BOUT}{S}
19 God of riches drops many odd rounds (4) AMMO mAMMOn
23 Harebrained woman goes for model that is cheap (5) TACKY (-w+t)TACKY
24 Cosies up, holding odd lead figure (9) ISOSCELES {COSIES}* over LES Seems to be an error 
25 Praise good sizzling oil fry (7) GLORIFY {G}{OIL+FRY}*
26 Told about dead repeatedly (7) RELATED {RE}{LATE}{D}
27 Swear about entertaining new solution (6) ANSWER {A{N}SWER*}
28 Raise hospital section at the back (8) REARWARD {REAR}{WARD}

DOWN
1   They go around with other hungry, ferocious dogs (8) ORBITERS {OtheR}{BITERS}
2   Cost of leaving – leaving luxury car in a US city (7) ALIMONY {LIMO} in {A}{NY}
3   God in different role as flier (6) ORIOLE {OR{IO}LE*}

4   One who needn't have to grow up to be intelligent (6,7) INFANT PRODIGY [CD]
6   Prevented old boy, oddly vain, with a boy (8) OBVIATED {OB}{VaIn}{A}{TED}
7   Hal's yell? (4,3) LASH OUT {HALS}* [RA]
8   Show or block? (6) SCREEN [DD]
10 Went over a sailor, ill-mannered, in soldiers' training area (7,6) ASSAULT COURSE (~ a salt coarse)
15 Admire song about daughter first – it's elegantly feminine (8) LADYLIKE {LA{D}Y}<=>{LIKE}
16 Inclined to let worried desi to plod around confusedly (8) LOPSIDED {PLOD}* over {DESI}*
18 If you do, do you right a wrong sign? (7) UNCROSS [CD]
20 A limit I set for soldiers' group (7) MILITIA*
21 Magistrate, lacking tear-off, is devious – disgrace! (6) STIGMA MAGISTrate*
22 Given to jesting, Jack's out of one's eye (6) OCULAR jOCULAR

Reference List
Daughter = D, Female = F, Oriental = E, I = Letter, Small = S, Woman = W, Model = T, Good = G, About = RE, Dead = D, New = N, Old Boy = OB, Jack = J

GRID

No 12726, Tuesday 10 Sep 2019, Avtaar

Solved on the train enroute from Montreal to Aldershot, Toronto

ACROSS
1   Little one starts to marinade Indian chutney dressing (7) MICROBE {Ma...e}{In...n}{Ch...y}{ROBE}
5   "Mark's 1% Soft Feni" and gin cocktail without ice, to start with (7) PFENNIG {P}{FENI+GiN}* 1% = P See comments

9   Quiet crossword setter invites Avtaar with son, mom, stepmom etc (7) MUMMIES {MUM}{M{I}E}{S}
10 Hold back burden (7) REFRAIN [DD]
11 Make standard design of mails after adding one major tip at the end (9) NORMALISE {MAILS+ONE}* over {m..oR} and {thE} (Addendum - {MAILS+ONE+m..oR}* - See comments)
12 Guru was playing with ex-IPL champions initially (5) SWAMI {WAS*}{MI}
13 Well, love's unconditional! (5) OASIS {0}{AS IS}
15 Third degree murder, ultimately covered by cadet...too gruesome (9) DOCTORATE {m...eR+CADET+TOO}*
17 Servant, wielding rifle, frustrated burglary (9) PILFERAGE {P{RIFLE*}AGE}
19 Joined hands with revolutionary followers of the Iraqi forces and got killed in the end (5) SIDED SIDE{k...eD}  Anno for SIDE not clear {Addendum - {thE+I..qI+f...eS+anD}*{k...eD} - See comments}
22 Uncontrollable lament over own goal (5) ROGUE {R{O}{G}UE}
23 Pan-fried flounder with a pinch of wasabi is awesome (9) WONDERFUL {FLOUNDER+Wa...i}*
25 Cave in the central part of Simla with dope is afire (7) IMPLODE {sIMLa+DOPE}*
26 Loyal European working with Universal Studios is fired (7) DUTEOUS {E+U+STUDiOs}*
27 Remake of Ant Man is touching (7) TANGENT {ANT*}{GENT}
28 Nobel Peace laureate crossed country for headgear (7) PERUKES {PER{UK}ES}

DOWN
1   Guys trapped in women's movement, ignoring final reminder (7) MEMENTO {MEN} in {ME TOo}
2   In these devices, Americans are shot (7) CAMERAS AMERiCAnS* [CA] Semi&lit
3   Tongue of rat is yellowish amber on top (5) ORIYA Acrostic
4   Raj started with this company (4,5) EAST INDIA [CD/GK]
5   By its very nature, badger's not endearing (3,2) PER SE PERSEcute
6   Emissions going up in cities, no? I suffer! (9)  EFFUSIONS [T<=]
7   Flipping a second time, rodent almost falls (7) NIAGARA {AGAIN<=}{RAt} I am going there on the 12th

8   Guy pursued by jailers chucking vessels is not a Jew (7) GENTILE {GENT}{jaILErs}
14 Girl, slightly drunk, enters shop to unload goods (9) STEVEDORE {ST{EVE}{Dr..k}ORE}
16 Uncle packed hollowed nuts and made a good amount of money (7,2) CLEANED UP {UNCLE+PAckED}*
17 Tough priests don't give up (7) PERSIST*
18 Member's password is "Turner" (3,4) LEG SPIN {LEGS}{PIN}
20 Suspend one of vicar's followers breaking into port (7) DEFROCK {D{E}{FR}OCK} 'E' from? (Addendum - {onE}{oF}{v..aR} in {DOCK} - See comments)
21 Gambian capital manufactured ultimate in brewed masala lassi (7) DALASIS {b...eD}{m...lA}{LASSI*}
23 Forcefully take wife on holiday (5) WREST {W}{REST}
24 Alien terrorists seize access (5) ENTER [T]

Reference List

Soft = P, Son = S, Love = 0, Own = O, Goal = G, European = E, Universal = U, Wife = W

GRID

No 12725, Monday 09 Sep 2019, Bruno

ACROSS
5   Hold on, swapping hands for support (6) CRUTCH C(-l+r)RUTCH
7   Charming daughter meets love in Middle Eastern locale, on vacation (8) ADORABLE {A{D}{0}RAB}{Lo..lE}
9   Love plied surreptitiously for stack of fuel (8) WOODPILE {WOO}{PLIED*}
10 Most recent city tax (6) LATEST {LA}{TEST}
11 Memory of cello concert I played starting to cool off (12) RECOLLECTION {cELLO+CONCERT+I}*
13 SunTrust Banks have unchanged balance (6) STASIS {Su...sT}{AS IS}
15 Distort dress by cutting leg short (6) GARBLE {GARB}{LEg}
18 Hard-hearted, brutal China forced East under control (12) UNCHARITABLE {BRUTAL+CHINA} over {E}
21 Husband consumed by God after boy found God (6) BRAHMA {RA{H}MA}<=>{B}
22 Propose Democrat to replace new rule (8) DOMINATE (-n+d)DOMINATE
23 Rogue finally wants to turn empty life on the run (8) SWINDLER {w..tS}{WIND}{LifE}
24 Battle and persist without leader in conflict (6) RESIST pERSIST*

DOWN
1   Academic boss has loans (8) STUDIOUS {STUD}{IOUS}
2   Shake until HR intervenes (6) THRILL {T{HR}ILL}
3   Depressed member of parliament lounging around (3-5) LOW-LYING {L{OWL}YING}
4   Shameless desire to get one to take bottom off (6) WANTON {WANT}{ONe}
6   Private compartment to work or to meet (8) ROOMETTE*
7   Long time, no see – said secretary, finally at office (6) AGENCY {AGE}{N}{C(~see}{s...rY}
8   Get rid of cabinet's contents (4) LOSE cLOSEt
12 Shouts "Let Luau get rowdy!" before starting to sing (8) ULULATES {LET+LUAU}*{Sing}
14 ... therefore, wire carrying current becomes warm (8) SOCIABLE {SO}{C{I}ABLE}
16 Learns to struggle while absorbing Eastern lessons' essence on authenticity (8) REALNESS {LEARNS}* over {E}{leSson}
17 Think lost love can be replaced by a Cruise? (6) WANDER W(-o+a)ANDER
18 Release Chinese arrested in gun raid (6) UNHANG {UN{HAN}G*}
19 Detain Indian setter guzzling up drink (6) IMMURE {I}{M{RUM<=}E}
20 Escalate goal dispute (4) GROW {G}{ROW}

Reference List
Daughter = D, Love = 0, East = E, Husband = H, Boy = B, Democrat = D, New = N, No = N, Current = I, Eastern = E, Indian = I, Goal = G

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Special, Sunday 08 Sep 2019, Karthikeyan

Each person may enter a maximum of three answers till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.

PREAMBLE

All across clues don't carry the definition part and only wordplay is given.
For example if the clue reads "Old church with brief solution (6)" then the solution is  OCEANS";  the definition "Vast expanses" is not given.

ACROSS
9   Somewhat inferior perhaps on reflection (5)
10 Democracy mostly silent (9)
11 Lamenting not suitable for children (7)
12 Round copper table (7)
13 Word that can precede "tennis" or follow "pool" (5)
14 About Bhopal's borders spread to the west (9)
15 In poll are voters backing? (7)
17 Power enters my soul group (7)
19 In the year exceptional to art (9)
22 Small capitals lost (5)
23 Insurer in retrospect allows wrong date (7)
24 Revolutionary town-crier dismissing partners (7)
25 Top two proposed leaving wild deer (9)
26 Part of Gurkha kit (5)

DOWN
1   Not for sales support concerning movement study (11,4)
2   Viable to love every pro (8)
3   At first movement of books in library explained means of communication (6)
4   Havana on reflection in lake is miserable (8)
5   Amateur doctor supporting political movement with composure (6)
6   Cleverly belts you slowly (8)
7   Smarter, I had degree abroad (6)
8   It is a fine method deployed by this issue (3,5,2,5)
16 Dutch car with English plate chasing vehicle to witness the burning of a heretic (8)
17 Love deserts anyhow magnetic units (8)
18 Offer to support old style gangster (8)
20 Nagpur leader moved into a territory (6)
21 They work on the floor once relit around space (6)
22 Goes down taking thousand lizards (6)

Across Lite version can be accessed at KSP 9

Enjoy.

The Sunday Crossword No 3064, Sunday 08 Sep 2019

ACROSS
1   Pig called out for flavouring (6) PEPPER (~ peppa)
5   Acknowledge regularly ignored age-old expression of relief (5,3) THANK GOD {THANK} {aGeOlD}
9   With no end in sight, planet consumed in flood (8) SATURATE {SATURn}{ATE}
10 I see Europe limit what’s threatened by global warming (3,3) ICE CAP {I}{C}{E}{CAP}
11 Person trapped in grand lavatory departs with contrary mood and unpleasant atmosphere (5,3,4) GLOOM AND DOOM {G}{LOO}{MAN}{D} {MOOD<=}
13 Made smooth moves, fluttering lids (4) SLID*
14 A nameless visionary with a pleasant odour (8) AROMATIC {A}{ROMAnTIC}
17 Surprising appearance of genetic material (lacking nitrogen) startled Darwin (4,4) DAWN RAID {DnA}{DARWIN*}
18 Far off and regularly war-weary (4) AWAY {wAr-WeArY}
20 Expert with 'original' notion: spending time to get seasonal ingredients (4,3,5) SAGE AND ONION {SAGE}{AND}{NOtION*}
23 'Little sister,' princess admitted, 'is smooth mover' (6) SKATER {S{KATE}R}
24 Everyman’s introducing two ways to be revealing (8) IMMODEST {I'M}{MODE}{ST}
25 In her seat, the rider initially will do this! (8) STRADDLE {S{The}{Ri..r}ADDLE} &lit
26 ‘Shy old Lawrence’ is actually kind of a wolf (6) COYOTE {COY}{O}{TE}

DOWN
2   Morose at first, and cut up, faced with ordeal at school (4) EXAM {Mo...e}{AXE}<=
3   Dragged in to fix something, being clued-up (7-2) PLUGGED-IN {P{LUGGED}IN}
4   Absence of emotion in ‘About a Boy’ (6) REASON {RE}{A}{SON}
5   Film in which maidens with auto hell-bent! (6,3,6) THELMA AND LOUISE {MAIDENS+AUTO+HELL}*
6   'In a while': translation of note giving French farewell (1,7) A BIENTOT {A}{BI{NOTE*}T}
7   Loudly demand massage (5) KNEAD (~need)
8   Describing the Speaker's wild coital roar (10) ORATORICAL*
12 Quick to take in a bit of old cash in sale of old clothes (4,6) FLEA MARKET {FLE{A}{MARK}ET}
15 Save for one time cricket won't be played (1,5,3) A RAINY DAY [DD]
16 According to Spooner, conducted a terrible piece of campaigning (6,2) BANNER AD ( ~ ran a bad?)
19 Black Magic assortment is something avoided by dieters (3,3) BIG MAC {B}{MAGIC*}

21 Run outside (5) EXTRA [DD]
22 Extremely pious holy man over here (4) PSST {PiouS}{ST}

Reference List
See = C, Europe = E, Grand = G, Departs = D, Name = N, Time = T, Sister = SR, Old = O, Lawrence = TE, About = RE, Black = B, Holy man = ST

GRID